hyperstimulation - induction of labour
Last edited 11/2021 and last reviewed 01/2022
- is overactivity of the uterus as a result of induction of labour
- is variously defined as uterine tachysystole (more than 5 contractions per 10 minutes for at least 20 minutes) and uterine hypersystole/hypertonicity (a contraction lasting at least 2 minutes)
- may or may not be associated with changes in the fetal heart rate pattern (persistent decelerations, tachycardia or increased/decreased short term variability)
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